Recently a political candidate noted that Islam cannot be true to itself and live in a land with religious liberty. I think he is correct. Islam, at it's core, must dominate.
Yes, in it's history it has tolerated Jews and Christians, Sufi and Hindus, but when it decided to be "pure" it persecuted, exiled and murdered followers of anyone but Allah. In fact, the nation of Iran is so dedicated as Shiite Muslims it works to destroy Sunni Muslims. By nature it's "conservative" adherents are intolerant.
Ditto: Christians.
Roman Catholicism, when it has the upper hand, persecutes Protestants, kills Jews, and goes to war with Islam. Sorry, folks. At it's heart conservative adherents of dominant Christianity do not believe in live and let live, in religious liberty or freedom of conscience. It's "Our way or the highway -- to hell" as can be seen in the county clerk who believes it is her "right" to both refuse to sign marriage licenses for gay couples AND receive a salary from her government for not doing her job.
Judaism struggles now that it has a nation to let non-Jews be first class citizens.
The ideals of the framers of the Constitution of the United States were primarily secular. They had studied the history of Europe and the Middle East and came up with an alternate solution: a secular nation in which all could practice their religion within the limits of equality with people of other religions or no religion. When anyone calls the USA a "Christian nation" they lie.
Moderate Christians have learned to both worship God through Jesus Christ AND evangelize gently. Moderate Muslims have learned to worship Allah AND evangelize gently. They go beyond the strict interpretation of certain scriptures and appeal to the nature of a loving god or a peace-loving god. But the fanatics in many religions (not just the ones mentioned) can find justification for proselyting by force and cleansing by killing. Religion . . . not really comfortable with a secular nation or a humanistic constitution.
No wonder many, many people prefer no religion and just trying to develop a spiritual connection.
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